another poor vet....those military are paid so poorly....
When you reach senior officer status the pay is not bad. Of course there are only about 5000 slots in the Army so you had better be darn good to reach that high.
And of course if you take those same skills to the corporate world the pay gets a lot higher, your benefits improve and it is really rare that anyone shoots at you.
I made 17K as an E-4. Talking shit about vets is garbage.
He’s probably >=O-6 with close to 30 years.
My son retired from the USMC & gets nowhere near this, so I’m guessing this person was a ranking officer. I was discharged after a minimum term in the service, got starvation wages while I was active, & now get very limited VA care & S.S. That’s it, but I manage. There is a HUGE variation in military pay & retirement.
another poor vet....those military are paid so poorly....
This is a fairly high ranking officer, probably with well over 25 years of service.
How Much Will I Receive When I Retire From the Military?
From the article: …an enlisted member who retired after 20 years at the pay level of E-7 could expect to receive about $2,400 a month for retirement, or $28,800 a year. An officer retiring after 20 years at the pay grade of O-5 would receive about $4,700 a month, or $56,400 per year.
And, yes, military pay has gone up a lot in the past 20 years. Plus, earning a retirement is a breeze. Why don’t you sign up?